Delayed diagnosis of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus mitis endocarditis following single-dose amoxicillin prophylaxis in a child

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2004 Oct;43(8):773-6. doi: 10.1177/000992280404300814.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amoxicillin / administration & dosage*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
  • Child
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / prevention & control
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Penicillins / administration & dosage*
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Streptococcus mitis / isolation & purification*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Penicillins
  • Amoxicillin